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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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9 hours ago, TsRZR2 said:

And that is what I did as well. Put a cover on it and that helped a lot. But still, I am trying to get it across to GM, an $80K vehicle that when accidentally unlocked, will never lock itself back is beyond ridiculous. If I crank it with the FOB then do not get in and go within a certain amount of time,  it shuts down. Unlock it accidentally while downtown at midnight, it just remains unlocked. Too easy for GM to fix. 
 

 

How is the truck supposed to know if the fob command to unlock is intentional or accidental?

 

 

ember1205 Senior Enthusiast

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14 hours ago, redwngr said:

 

How is the truck supposed to know if the fob command to unlock is intentional or accidental?

 

 

 

It doesn't. That's why every vehicle out there BESIDES this truck has a "re-lock" feature. If you unlock the doors and don't -open- one within a certain amount of time, the doors then all automatically LOCK. While that isn't a way to "know" that the unlock was accidental, it's at least a way to make a reasonable guess that it was accidental.

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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2 hours ago, ember1205 said:

 

It doesn't. That's why every vehicle out there BESIDES this truck has a "re-lock" feature. If you unlock the doors and don't -open- one within a certain amount of time, the doors then all automatically LOCK. While that isn't a way to "know" that the unlock was accidental, it's at least a way to make a reasonable guess that it was accidental.

 

If frequently unlock mine with the fob and want it to stay unlocked...

May or may not go to it and open a door in the next few minutes....

 

I'd be pissed if it 'relocked' when I didn't want it to.

 

 

SO has her GM vehicle (not a pickup) set to autolock and to 'honk' to confirm. 

I keep mine set require active locking.  I use fob or by button on handle, depending on situation.

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ember1205 Senior Enthusiast

ember1205

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4 hours ago, redwngr said:

 

If frequently unlock mine with the fob and want it to stay unlocked...

May or may not go to it and open a door in the next few minutes....

 

I'd be pissed if it 'relocked' when I didn't want it to.

 

 

SO has her GM vehicle (not a pickup) set to autolock and to 'honk' to confirm. 

I keep mine set require active locking.  I use fob or by button on handle, depending on situation.

 

I would be totally ok with an option to disable relock for folks like you that don't want it. I personally feel the complete lack of it is a bad design by GM, especially in a vehicle that ALSO has a poorly designed FOB that is easy to have the various buttons get pressed simply by being in your pocket.

KinkyDuramax Enthusiast

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I dislike the new fob design. It's hard to find out what to press without looking at it, in the 20' it's alot easier cause you can feel out where the buttons actually are. Plus the new fob the buttons aren't as satisifying to click. Lol 

MrMagloo Enthusiast

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I just don't get why these things have to be so big.  My other fobs are at least 1/3 smaller and do the same thing with the same range.

ember1205 Senior Enthusiast

ember1205

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On 12/2/2023 at 5:46 PM, TsRZR2 said:

This one seems to do the trick for the most part. 

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They do not correct the issue. After having this on the FOB for 36 hours, I have come out to an unlocked truck twice.

 

And OMG do they look awful from being in your pocket!

TsRZR2 Enthusiast

TsRZR2

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Yeah, I shouldn’t have made that FOB cover sound like THE answer. It is not. The answer is a smaller indented FOB and software that has auto lock back after a time of my choosing. 

ember1205 Senior Enthusiast

ember1205

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5 minutes ago, TsRZR2 said:

Yeah, I shouldn’t have made that FOB cover sound like THE answer. It is not. The answer is a smaller indented FOB and software that has auto lock back after a time of my choosing. 

 

Sorry if it seemed like I was implying you over-stated. I only went back and grabbed your post because it had the details and was what I had on order to try. 

 

I agree that the FOB is a bad design in many ways and also can't figure out why GM took away the re-lock option. 

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